Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint.

Chapter 163: Scrolls are plentiful, use them freely!

"How are you preparing?"

Celia, fully prepared for her mission, encountered Benovia and the others, who were also fully prepared for their mission.

She was carrying a bag, and Anke was also carrying a bag. Anke's bag was bigger than hers, and it was probably full of medicine.

Benovia, Phil, and Doris were carrying small bags, their contents unknown.

Incidentally, besides making money, Celia also had Doris's family send ice-type materials to the camp during this time, and upgraded all the hardware of the magic puppet.

Nowadays, when a puppet casts an ice spell, it receives a bonus from the materials used, reducing magic power consumption and increasing the spell's power.

On the contrary, the Puppet Heart is of the water element, which has a slight impact.

"Everything is ready, and we can set off at any time."

Everyone, regardless of who they were, wore a confident smile.

It is now one month after the trial began.

The students organized by the school have already shone brightly on the outskirts of the lighthouse; most teams can do the purification that mercenaries cannot.

In just one month, they managed to push the lighthouse line much further towards the Gold Coast, almost reaching the fence.

Of course, the fact that the siren was killed, preventing the lighthouse from expanding, was also one of the reasons why they were able to advance smoothly.

Before setting off, Doris, as the team leader, went to report to the school. Abros, the team's mentor, instructed them: "Be careful, remember what I said about not touching anything you don't recognize. Be sure to come back by evening. The strategy doesn't need to be completed in one day; you can go back and rest before going..."

They were to enter the lighthouse. Abros gave them a long explanation of precautions before finally letting them leave.

After that, everything went smoothly, and they quickly entered the ruins area. Following the path they had taken before, they ventured deep into the Golden Coast. After clearing out some monsters, they successfully arrived at the foot of the lighthouse.

They looked at the tall tower in front of them.

Ross's phantom appeared beside Celia and said, "This lighthouse has ten floors in total. Except for the first floor, each floor is guarded by a third-tier monster. The monsters on the seventh, eighth, and ninth floors are no less powerful than the siren Therky. However, it is daytime now, so their combat power has been further weakened. Go and prepare for your final trial."

High-spirited, Celia briefly discussed tactics with the others before approaching the lighthouse.

The lighthouse doors opened silently, like a gaping maw, welcoming their arrival.

As soon as they stepped inside, a monster resembling a humanoid bat leaped out from above the door, extending its sharp claws to stab at them.

Fortunately, Benovia was prepared and raised her shield to block the monster's attack—she had equipped her puppet with a shield and a longsword.

The magic of the others followed, killing him.

Doris said, "They actually launched a sneak attack. The monsters here must be under the control of the Lighthouse Master. Everyone, be careful."

Celia looked ahead and reported the monster locations that Ross had shared with everyone: "There is one monster under the stairs ahead, one on the first floor under the chandelier, one behind the cabinet on the left, one at the corner of the stairs, and one on the second floor near the stairs."

Doris's eyes widened: "Why don't these monsters just jump out? Why are they all hiding?"

Celia thought to herself, "These monsters are disgusting!"

Ross, who was sharing the detection, was also speechless: "This lighthouse owner must have studied under Hidetaka Miyazaki to come up with such a malicious idea."

"I'll give you all a heads-up, let's keep going, everyone."

With Ross's shared mental vision, Celia was as if she had gained X-ray vision, and all the hidden monsters were no longer a threat.

In order to hide, they would not attack when they were not close, which made it easier for them to deal with them and take them out in one go, and successfully reach the second floor.

The situation on the second floor was similar to that on the first floor; all the monsters were hidden, even the third-tier monster.

This appears to be the lighthouse keeper's activity space, filled with some dilapidated toys, trampled and scattered. "Don't move yet, let me see where the monsters are... There's one hidden behind each support pillar, and that third-tier monster is hiding in the chandelier." Celia looked at the chandelier on the second floor.

The chandelier was completely rotten, with only the iron frame remaining. Looking up from below, you couldn't see anything at all.

Doris couldn't help but complain, "Why build so many stories in a lighthouse? Did the lighthouse keeper used to have parties inside?"

Benovia said, "These may have been modified by the current lighthouse owner, and are not the original appearance of the lighthouse."

“Yes, the lighthouse didn’t have this many layers before; it was modified.” Celia nodded.

Doris glanced at her and said, "You know so much, it's like you've been here before."

“I’ve been here in my dreams.” Celia rolled her eyes.

"Hmph, prepare for battle."

"..."

Without surprise attacks, the monsters on the second floor pose no threat whatsoever.

After cleaning up, the group searched the second floor and, after confirming that there was nothing important on this floor, proceeded to the next floor.

The situation on the third and second floors was the same; they easily found and dealt with the hidden monsters one by one.

Some artifacts and documents appeared on the third floor, but they didn't know what they were for. After discussing it, they decided not to leave them for the time being.

If you're just looking to pass through customs, there's really no need to touch any of the artifacts and documents inside the tower.

Perhaps we should wait until the customs clearance is completed before calling in professional archaeologists to conduct the study.

After carefully examining the third floor, the group proceeded to the fourth floor.

The situation on this floor is different from the floors below.

All the monsters no longer hid, but attacked immediately after they appeared.

The interior of the lighthouse was rather narrow, and the relentless attacks of numerous monsters forced Celia and the others to retreat to the third floor.

However, the monsters did not chase after them. Instead, they returned to the fourth level and waited for them to re-enter the fourth level.

"The fourth level has changed its strategy. Is it because they see that we can clearly see the hidden monsters?"

Everyone couldn't help but look at Celia.

Celia was puzzled: "Why are you looking at me?"

Doris turned her head away and gave a soft snort: "Although I am the captain, I am handing over command to you. You decide what strategy to use to advance."

Celia looked at the entrance to the fourth floor: "What other strategy is there? We can only charge in... No, wait, there seems to be one."

She opened her backpack, took out some scrolls, and distributed them.

"Take the scroll, control the puppets to go up first, use the scroll to hit them a few more times to reduce their numbers, and then we'll go in."

“These scrolls…”

"They're all based on your tactical habits, not the same type." Celia waved her hand and said domineeringly, "There are plenty of scrolls today, use them as you like!"

"Alright! Charge!"

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(End of this chapter)